Gulfport principal named south Miss. Catholic schools leader
March 22, 2023 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Biloxi has named Jennifer Broadus as the next superintendent of Catholic schools in southern Mississippi.
Broadus served as principal of St. James Catholic School in Gulfport for 18 years.
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February 23, 2023 GMTHARDCOVER FICTION
1. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday)
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1. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday)
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January 19, 2023 GMTHARDCOVER FICTION
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1. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday)
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Mississippi man gets prison for DUI crash that killed airman
December 29, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for plowing his truck into four airmen, killing one of them, at an Air Force base while under the influence of drugs.
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December 22, 2022 GMTHARDCOVER FICTION
1. “The Boys from Biloxi” by John Grisham (Doubleday)
2. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus (Doubleday)
Air Force removes training unit leader at Mississippi base
December 14, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has removed the commander of a key training unit at a Mississippi air force base, saying leaders no longer had confidence in his abilities.
Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson announced Tuesday that she was relieving Col.
Police: Golfer bit off man’s nose in argument over game
December 1, 2022 GMTBAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — An argument between two men over a golf game led one golfer to bite the nose off the other in the parking lot of a casino, police said.
Mark Wells, 51, of Biloxi initially fled the scene in a Tesla before turning himself in, Bay St.
State Farm, Mississippi settle lawsuit over Katrina payments
September 15, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the state to compensate homeowners.
Coroner: Woman dies after she is shot by Biloxi police
August 23, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — An autopsy will be done on a Mississippi woman who died after police shot her multiple times.
The shooting happened Monday night outside an apartment complex in Biloxi. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the case, as it does with all shootings by or of law enforcement officers in the state.
Mississippi Red Snapper season opens Memorial Day weekend
May 22, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
Mississippi doctor and civil rights historian dies, age 68
May 20, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Gilbert Mason Jr., who grew up in the civil rights movement and became a physician and a Black and civil rights historian, has died at age 68.
Mason died Wednesday and funeral arrangements were not yet complete, according to Infinity Funeral Home in Biloxi.
Hurricane Hunters punished for stop to get motorcycle
May 11, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast-based Hurricane Hunters have been disciplined after their plane made an unauthorized stop to pick up a crew member's personal motorcycle.
The five-member crew was spotted briefly stopping in Martha's Vineyard in March to load a vintage motorcycle, a 1970 BMW R75/5, onto their plane before continuing their assignment to California, The Sun Herald reported.
Brewers designate Ureña for assignment, activate Urías
May 2, 2022 GMTMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have designated right-handed pitcher José Ureña for assignment and activated infielder Luis Urías from the injured list.
Ureña, 30, signed with the Brewers before the season and went 0-0 with a 3.52 ERA in four relief appearances.
4 fatally shot in Mississippi; possible suspect found dead
April 27, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The possible suspect in the fatal shooting of the owner and two employees of a Mississippi Gulf Coast motel and subsequent death of a person shot during a carjacking was found dead after a standoff with police Wednesday, authorities said.
Mississippi officers cleared in shooting deaths of man, baby
April 20, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury has found no criminal fault by law enforcement officers in the shooting deaths of a Black man and his baby after a low-speed highway chase nearly a year ago.
Mississippi man gets prison for health care fraud
April 14, 2022 GMTGULFPORT Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who posed as a doctor in Biloxi has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for health care fraud.
U.S. District Judge Taylor B. McNeel sentenced Douglas Christopher Gorman on Wednesday on a charge of providing false statements to illegally obtain health care payments, The Sun Herald reported.
Steven Alker wins Rapiscan Systems Classic by 6 shots
April 3, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Steven Alker cruised to his second victory on the PGA Tour Champions, shooting a 7-under 65 in the final round Sunday to win the Rapiscan Systems Classic by six shots.
Alker’s total of 18 under was a record at the event, which moved to Grand Bear Golf Club this year after 10 editions at Fallen Oak.
Alker shoots 62 to take lead in Rapiscan Systems Classic
April 2, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Steven Alker shot a tournament-record 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Bob Estes after the second round of the Rapiscan Systems Classic.
Alker had an 11-under 133 total at Grand Bear Golf Club, the first-year venue after the previous 10 editions were played at Fallen Oak.
Firefighters in south Mississippi get new equipment
April 1, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Biloxi firefighters are getting new gear aimed at making their jobs safer.
Firefighters are being fitted the new equipment this week, WLOX-TV reported.
The Biloxi Fire Department purchased 82 new air packs with 183 masks.
Drugs left by trash bin leads to smuggling ring at jail
March 25, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A drug smuggling ring that included inmates at a county jail in Mississippi has been busted, authorities said.
Mississippi bridge renamed for man who helped build it
March 18, 2022 GMTOCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — A bridge in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, has a new name honoring the person who helped build it.
The Old Fort Bayou Bridge officially became the Mark M. Seymour Senior Memorial Bridge in a ceremony Thursday, WLOX-TV reported.
3 sentenced for helping suspect flee after officer killed
March 8, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Three men were sentenced Monday for helping a 19-year-old accused of killing a Mississippi police officer get away after the officer was shot from behind in 2019.
Biloxi rejects developer’s proposal for $150M toll bridge
March 6, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — City officials in Biloxi have rejected a private developer’s proposal to replace a 43-year-old drawbridge with a $150 million span that would be funded by tolls.
City Hall announced Friday that Mayor Andrew “FoFo” Gilich told the developer there was a lack of public support for a new Popp’s Ferry bridge financed by user tolls of $1 to $1.25 per crossing, The Sun Herald reported.
Mississippi commemorates wade-ins that integrated beaches
February 25, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Ethel Rainey Clay was a high school junior when she and some classmates joined what they hoped would be a peaceful protest to integrate beaches along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Janus, former Mississippi lawmaker, dies of cancer at 55
February 18, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Funeral services are Monday for former Mississippi state Rep. Michael Janus, who died Tuesday. He was 55.
Mississippi city dedicates statue of Apollo 13 astronaut
February 14, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has unveiled a statute to honor an Apollo 13 astronaut who grew up there.
The Sun Herald reported a crowd turned out Sunday in Biloxi to cheer 88-year-old Fred Haise Jr.
Man arrested after victim found dead at homeless camp
February 11, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another man at a homeless camp in Mississippi, police said Friday.
The Biloxi Police Department, in a news release, said officers responded to a wooded area about 8 p.m.
Police finish probe of infant’s death in I-10 shootout
February 11, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — An investigation into last year's shooting death of an infant and his father after a low-speed pursuit by law enforcement is now in the hands of a south Mississippi district attorney, police in Biloxi said Thursday.
Biloxi man accused of attacking officer at medical center
February 9, 2022 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Biloxi man has been arrested and is accused of carrying a gun on the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus and attacking an officer.
The 49-year-old suspect was taken into custody Monday at the Jackson medical facility, WLBT-TV reported.
Disabled veterans left homeless after Mississippi arson fire
January 29, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — John Russelman was getting ready for work before dawn when he saw a bright light through the window and realized a fire was raging at his Biloxi apartment building.
Russelman didn’t know it then, but he was the victim of an arson attack.
Amtrak plans train station upgrades if Gulf Coast route OK’d
January 22, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Amtrak is taking steps to prepare train stations for eventual passenger service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast if the route is eventually approved.
Passenger rail service on the Gulf Coast route is in a holding pattern for now, WLOX-TV reported.
Sea turtle swims wild after long rehab at 2 aquariums
January 15, 2022 GMTGULFPORT, Miss (AP) — An endangered sea turtle is back in the ocean after more than a year of rehabilitation at aquariums in Boston and Mississippi.
The Mississippi Aquarium released the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Typhoon on Thursday into the Mississippi Sound at Biloxi.
Mardi Gras rolling on Mississippi coast despite virus surge
January 10, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Plans are moving ahead to hold Mardi Gras parties and parades on the Mississippi coast despite a surge in COVID-19 cases linked to the highly contagious omicron variant.
Large gatherings are the surest way to transmit the illness, health officials say, so the area's upcoming slate of parades, balls and Mardi Gras celebrations are likely to spread the virus, the Sun-Herald reported.
Parents face upgraded charges in toddler’s death
January 7, 2022 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Charges have been upgraded against the parents of a 2-year-old who died last month at a Mississippi hospital, authorities said.
Joseph David Heard, 38, and Hailey Leann Heard, 21, of Biloxi, the child's stepfather and mother, were arrested Wednesday on felony child abuse charges.
Mississippi hires new forensics laboratory director
January 5, 2022 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Forensics Laboratory has hired a new director.
Mary Dukes, who has worked in the private sector and at crime labs in Louisiana, will now join Mississippi's crime lab.
Travis Lunn named new president of Atlantic City’s Borgata
January 5, 2022 GMTATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Travis Lunn, a veteran casino executive, was named Wednesday as the new president of Atlantic City's Borgata casino.
He most recently served as the southeast group president and chief operating officer for MGM Resorts, where he led Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi.
Mississippi projects aim at improving oyster reefs
December 27, 2021 GMTGULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A test project to raise tiny baby oysters on shells to add to oyster reefs has succeeded beyond expectations, says the head of Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources.
Spanish-speaking Santa greets Mississippi immigrant children
December 21, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Employees of a Mississippi shipyard donated gifts for immigrant children who got to visit with Spanish-speaking Santa Claus.
WLOX-TV reports the jolly old elf recently appeared at the Biloxi office of El Pueblo, a nonprofit organization that provides low-cost legal services for immigrants.
Mississippi coast man pleads guilty to triple homicide
December 16, 2021 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi coast man has pleaded guilty to shooting and killing three people during a robbery in the Jackson metro area in 2016.
Joshua Michael Garcia, 42, of Biloxi, faces a maximum penalty of life in prison for discharging a firearm that led to the deaths of three employees at Bill’s Coin & Jewelry in Hinds County on December 17, 2016, U.S.
Man dead after officer-involved shooting in Biloxi
November 19, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A man shot in an encounter with police in a Mississippi Gulf Coast city over the weekend has died of his injuries.
The Sun Herald reports that 41-year-old Issac Bell, of Gloster, died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Biloxi schools increase security after another weapon found
November 12, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Students at a high school on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are seeing more security after three guns were found on school grounds in the past three weeks.
Superintendent Marcus Boudreaux notified parents of students at Biloxi High earlier this week that a third gun was found on a student.
Biloxi student arrested after an unloaded gun is found
November 10, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Biloxi High School student was arrested Tuesday for bringing an unloaded gun to campus, according to school officials.
Reeves announces 16 projects from oil spill recovery funds
November 10, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday announced 16 projects that will be funded by some of the money the state received after the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
“One of my top priorities will always be ensuring that all funds meant for restoring our Gulf Coast, go strictly to our Gulf Coast,” Reeves, a Republican, said in a news release.
Alabama man dies after fall from Mississippi parking garage
October 25, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — An Alabama man who had been celebrating his birthday at a Mississippi casino died late Friday after he fell from the top of a parking garage, authorities said.
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified him as 45-year-old Joseph Baynes of Daphne, Alabama.
Veterans Day Parade planned for Biloxi this year
October 25, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Veterans Day parade along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is set to return this year.
The Gulf Coast Veteran’s Day Parade is planned for 11 a.m. on Nov. 6 in Biloxi, WLOX-TV reported.
Bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle near Mississippi coast
October 14, 2021 GMTGAUTIER, Miss. (AP) — A bicyclist has been killed after being struck by a vehicle, authorities said.
The cyclist was trying to cross U.S. 90 in Gautier on Wednesday night, WLOX-TV reported.
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October 9, 2021 GMTCourt dismisses lawsuit blocking construction of Biloxi pier
October 6, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi chancery court has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking construction of a public pier in Biloxi, ruling that the city is within its rights to build the pier without a state tidelands lease.
Fighter dies weeks after knock out during Mississippi event
October 5, 2021 GMTNATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — A 38-year-old mixed martial arts fighter has died more than a month after he was knocked out in the ring during a Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Mississippi TV anchor leaves over corporate vaccine mandate
October 5, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A TV news anchor on the Mississippi Gulf Coast says she left her job rather than follow a corporate mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Meggan Gray had worked at WLOX-TV for 18 years and has been co-host of “Good Morning Mississippi.”
Supervisor on Miss. ship abused multiple women, lawsuit says
October 4, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A military manufacturer and a contracting company are being sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly ignoring claims of sexual assault by staff members on ships being built in Mississippi for the U.S.
Mississippi reports two more child deaths from COVID
September 30, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi health officials say two more children have died of COVID-19, raising the state's pediatric death toll from the virus to nine.
Both of the latest victims were between the ages of 11 and 17, State Epidemiologist Paul Byers told the Biloxi Sun Herald on Wednesday.
Alabama man arrested in fatal shooting at Mississippi casino
September 18, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — An early Saturday shooting at a Mississippi casino has left one person dead and another in custody, Biloxi Police said.
It happened around 12:30 a.m. inside the Golden Nugget Casino.
Louisiana charter boats now can launch from Mississippi
September 12, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana charter captains affected by Hurricane Ida will be able to operate from Mississippi ports through the end of the year.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced the decision Friday in the wake of impacts Ida had on Louisiana’s coast.
Mississippi man arrested in connection to father’s death
September 11, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man is in custody in the death of his father, who disappeared earlier this month.
Biloxi Police arrested Noble V. Marske, 41, of Biloxi, Saturday on a charge of first-degree murder.
Fundraiser aids family of infant shot on Mississippi highway
September 7, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — People are raising money for the family of a Louisiana infant killed this year during police gunfire on a highway in Mississippi, and they still want answers about why officers shot so many times when they knew a baby was in the vehicle driven by his father.
Biloxi promotes longtime firefighter to become new chief
August 5, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has named a longtime firefighter to be its new fire chief.
The Biloxi City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to promote Nicholaus Geiser from captain to chief, the Sun Herald reported.
Contractor charged after driving into airmen on US base
July 30, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A civilian contractor working on a U.S. Air Force base in Mississippi was charged with involuntary manslaughter Thursday after he drove his vehicle into four airmen walking on a track, killing one of them, the FBI said.
Employees testify about loaning money to sheriff on trial
July 22, 2021 GMTATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A clerk who works for an Alabama sheriff on trial on corruption charges testified she sent him $1,000 after he claimed to have lost money gambling at a casino when he was supposed to be at a law enforcement conference.
Biloxi council votes not to keep fire chief of past 8 years
July 20, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A city on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is not rehiring the man who has been fire chief the past eight years.
Biloxi City Council members voted 4-3 Tuesday against keeping Joe Boney on the job, news outlets reported.
Video: Mississippi deputy retreated before shooting man
July 8, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Security camera video shows a Mississippi sheriff's deputy running backward and tripping before he fatally shot a man authorities say was charging him with a knife outside a courthouse.
Crime Stoppers ups reward for arrest of Walmart arsonists
July 7, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The reward for information leading to the arrests of suspects involved in arsons at multiple Walmart stores in Mississippi and Alabama has gone up.
Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers is offering $10,000 for the arrests of the arsonists who set the fires in Walmart stores in Gulfport and Biloxi and Mobile, Alabama.
Tropical system shaping up to be super soaker for Gulf Coast
June 17, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heavy rains could soon be in store of parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a tropical system off the coast of Mexico begins moving north ahead of the weekend.
Heavy rains should start to affect parts of the northern Gulf Coast on Friday, The Federal Emergency Management Agency said its daily operational briefing.
Termites swarm in the South as their mating season begins
May 25, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Thick swarms of termites are appearing nightly throughout south Mississippi, signaling that their mating season is underway.
The winged insects — often called swarmers — are likely Formosan termites, The Sun Herald reported.
Activists demand answers after Black baby killed in shootout
May 11, 2021 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials have not yet said who is responsible for the shot that killed a 3-month-old baby when his father died in a shootout with police on a highway last week in Mississippi...
Coroner: Gunshot killed baby at end of father’s police chase
May 5, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A single gunshot killed an infant who was with his father as the Louisiana man died in a barrage of gunfire after Mississippi police chased the man because he was suspected of killing the baby's mother and another person, a coroner said Wednesday...
Baby dies after father killed in barrage of police gunfire
May 4, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A baby boy taken by his father from the scene of a double homicide in Louisiana died at a hospital on Tuesday, hours after the man was killed by Mississippi law enforcement officers who fired a barrage of bullets at the car, authorities said...
Suspect in Louisiana killings dies after Mississippi chase
May 3, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A man wanted in two killings in Louisiana died during a shootout with police Monday in Mississippi after officers from multiple law enforcement agencies chased his car in the two states...
Mississippi coast’s Crawfish Music Festival back this year
April 15, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi coast's Crawfish Music Festival is back after being canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic...
South Mississippi sheriff set to run for US House in 2022
April 7, 2021 GMTPASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A sheriff in south Mississippi says he will challenge U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo in the 2022 Republican primary...
Resort on Mississippi coast set to reopen months after Zeta
February 15, 2021 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Repairs are nearly complete at one of the resorts that was heavily damaged when Hurricane Zeta struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast...
Mississippi set to clean up and recycle unused crab traps
December 26, 2020 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says volunteers will remove unused crab traps from state waters early next year...
Mississippi rejects casino site by former NBA team owner
December 12, 2020 GMTBILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A proposed casino site on the Mississippi Gulf Coast does not meet state standards for where casinos are allowed to locate, the state Supreme Court ruled...